Changements au conseil
14 Novembre 2023
Écho énergie plc
("Écho" ou la "Entreprise")
Changements au conseil
Echo Energy plc, the Latin American focused upstream energy company, is pleased to announce the following Board changes.
Stephen Birrel has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer ('CEO') of the Company avec effet immédiat. Stephen is highly experienced geoscientist who has worked in the upstream oil and gas and mining industry for over 35 years with a particular focus on gas developments across multiple jurisdictions with Britoil, BP and Elf and Sterling Resources, where he discovered and initiated the development of the Black Sea gas field complex, Ana/Doina in Romania. Stephen has a BSc Honours in Applied Geology and is a member of the Association of International Energy Negotiators and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Christian Yates, current non-executive director, will assume the position of non-executive chairman.
Martin Hull, the Company's existing CEO, and James Parsons, the Company existing Non Executive Chairman, are both transitioning into the role of non-executive director and both individuals have been asked to provide additional support to the new chairman and CEO for an interim period.
These changes will take place with immediate effect.
Christian Yates, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, said:
"I am delighted to confirm Stephen's appointment as Chief Executive Officer. Stephen brings a wealth of technical and commercial experience, holding executive positions across a range of oil and gas businesses and we look forward to leveraging his experience as we look to deliver our strategy. I would also like to thank James and Martin personally and on behalf of the Board for their leadership and commitment to the Company over the last few turbulent years and I look forward to their continued support as non-executive directors."
Divulgations réglementaires :
In addition to his appointment to the Echo Board, Stephen James Birrell, aged 60, has held the following directorships and/or partnerships in the past five years:
Mandats/Partenariats actuels | Anciens mandats/partenariats |
Coro Energy plc Live Company Group plc Ossian Energy Limited
| Ressources d'Ascension plc Iconic Labs plc Surus Geo BV Transition Analytics Ltd Ossian Energy BV
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Stephen Birrell was appointed as a director to Iconic Labs plc ("Iconic Labs") (formerly Widecells Group PLC) on 9 February 2021 and resigned as a director on 19 March 2021. Iconic Labs was placed into administration on 4 June 2021 following an unsatisfied demand for payment from Iconic Labs' secured creditor. The administrators' progress report, issued on 30 August 2022, cites that the Company, Greencastle Media, Arch Capital Partners LLP, Mr D Sefton and the European High Growth Opportunities Securitization Fund have entered into a Settlement Agreement. As a result, all litigation proceedings have been dismissed, and all claims, counter claims, including defamation claims, among the parties, have been waived. The Company announced on 13 October 2023 that the Creditors Voluntary Arrangement ("CVA") has now been completed.
Stephen Birrell does not hold any Ordinary Shares in the Company and there are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
Pour de plus amples informations s'il vous plaît contacter:
Écho énergie Stephen Birrell, président-directeur général | via VigoCommunications
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Cavendish Securities plc (Conseiller désigné) Adrien Hadden Ben Jeyne
| Tel: 44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
Vigo Consulting Ltd (conseiller RI/RP) Patrick d'Ancône Finlay Thompson
| Tel: 44 (0) 20 7390 0230 |
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